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16th Tibetan Parliament Approves Kalons of 15th Kashag

DHARAMSHALA: The 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile today approved the Kalons of the 15th Kashag nominated by Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay. Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay has retained former education Kalon Ngodup Tsering in his new cabinet. All other six members are first…


Sikyong Announces Five-Fifty Strategy for Second Term

DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay today proposed a strategy of five-fifty in his inaugural speech at the swearing-in ceremony for his second term of office, at the Tsuglagkhang in Dharamshala. The five-fifty strategy calls for a renewed effort in the…


Shugden Protester Penalised for Assault on Senior Citizen in US

BOSTON, MA: According to the Tibetan Association of Boston and Mr Ngawang Norbu Sherpa, a US district court based in Boston, Massachusetts, has issued a restraining order and a monthly penalty against a Shugden protester for physically assaulting a senior…



Re-election of Exiled PM Spurs Hope for Renewed Tibet Talks

by Shannon Van Sant, Voice of America, 16 May 2016 HONG KONG— The re-election of Lobsang Sangay as prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile has renewed hopes among some that dialogue between the Dalai Lama and China’s central government, which stopped in…